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2 : a careful plan or method esp. for achieving an end

— stra·te·gic adjective

— strat·e·gist noun

Synonyms

approach, fashion, form, manner, method, style, system, tack, tactics, technique, way—more at METHOD

strat·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing : to form or arrange in layers

— strat·i·fi·ca·tion noun

stra·tig·ra·phy noun : geology that deals with rock strata

— strati·graph·ic adjective

strato·sphere noun : the part of the earth's atmosphere between about 7 miles (11 kilometers) and 31 miles (50 kilometers) above the earth

— strato·spher·ic adjective

stra·tum noun, plural stra·ta [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, spread, bed, fr. neut. of stratus, pp. of sternere to spread out]

1 : a bed, layer, or sheetlike mass (as of one kind of rock lying between layers of other kinds of rock)

2 : a level of culture; also : a group of people representing one stage in cultural development

Synonyms

caste, class, estate, folk, order—more at CLASS

1straw noun 1 : stalks of grain after threshing; also : a single coarse dry stem (as of a grass)

2 : a thing of small worth : TRIFLE

3 : a tube (as of paper or plastic) for sucking up a beverage

2straw adjective 1 : made of straw

2 : having no real force or validity

3 : of the color of straw

Synonyms

blond, fair, flaxen, golden, sandy—more at BLOND

straw·ber·ry noun : an edible juicy usu. red pulpy fruit of any of several low herbs with white flowers and long slender runners; also : one of these herbs

straw boss noun : a foreman of a small group of workers

straw·flow·er noun : any of several plants whose flowers can be dried with little loss of form or color

1stray noun 1 : a domestic animal wandering at large or lost

2 : WAIF

2stray verb 1 : to wander or roam without purpose

2 : DEVIATE

3stray adjective 1 : having strayed : separated from the group or the main body

2 : occurring at random <~ remarks>

Synonyms

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, random, scattered—more at RANDOM

1streak noun 1 : a line or mark of a different color or texture from its background

2 : a narrow band of light; also : a lightning bolt

3 : a slight admixture : TRACE

4 : a brief run (as of luck); also : an unbroken series

Synonyms

band, bar, stripe—more at STRIPE

2streak verb 1 : to form streaks in or on

2 : to move very swiftly

1stream noun 1 : a body of water (as a river) flowing on the earth; also : any body of flowing fluid (as water or gas)

2 : a continuous procession

2stream verb 1 : to flow in or as if in a stream

2 : to pour out streams of liquid

3 : to trail out in length

4 : to move forward in a steady stream

Synonyms

flow, pour, roll, run—more at FLOW

bowl, breeze, coast, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, sweep, whisk—more at FLOW

stream·bed noun : the channel occupied by a stream

stream·er noun 1 : a long narrow ribbonlike flag

2 : a long ribbon on a dress or hat

3 : a newspaper headline that runs across the entire sheet

4 plural : AURORA

Synonyms

banner, colors, ensign, flag, jack, pennant, standard—more at FLAG

stream·ing adjective : relating to or being the transfer of data (as music) in a continuous stream esp. for immediate processing or playback

stream·let noun : a small stream

Synonyms

brook, creek, rill, rivulet—more at CREEK

stream·lined adjective 1 : made with contours to reduce resistance to motion through water or air

2 : SIMPLIFIED

3 : MODERNIZED

— stream·line verb

street noun [ORIGIN: ME strete, fr. OE strǣt, fr. LL strata paved road, fr. L, fem. of stratus, pp. of sternere to spread out]

1 : a thoroughfare esp. in a city, town, or village

2 : the occupants of the houses on a street

Synonyms

artery, avenue, drag, drive, pass, road, route, thoroughfare, way—more at WAY

street·car noun : a passenger vehicle running on rails on city streets

street hockey noun : a game resembling ice hockey played on a hard surface with hockey